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Literary studies: general
Hardcover. Using a range of texts, the author focuses on the ways in which Japanese writers and readers revised and devised - rhetoric to convey "Chineseness" and how this practice contributed to shaping a national Japanese identity. This volume examines how Japanese travelers in China, and Chinese travelers in Japan, are portrayed in early literary works. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824829186
- ISBN
- 9780824829186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.00
€ 89.00
Paperback. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831776
- ISBN
- 9780824831776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Hardcover. Presents a study of the detective story's arrival in Japan. This title tells the story of Japan's adoption of this Western literary form at a time when the nation was also remaking itself in the image of the Western powers. It explores the possible modes for cultural borrowing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831882
- ISBN
- 9780824831882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Hardcover. Revisits such luminaries as Kawabata, Tanizaki, and the detective novelist Edogawa Ranpo. This title includes Funabashi Seiichi's "Diving", Hagiwara Sukataro's "Town of Cats," Ito Sei's "Streets of Fiendish Ghosts", and Kawabata's film scenario "Page of Madness". Num Pages: 624 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832421
- ISBN
- 9780824832421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.08
€ 69.08
Paperback. Presents an analysis of Japanese literary feminist discourse of the 1960s - a decade before the 'women's lib' movement emerged in Japan. This book highlights the work of three female fiction writers of this generation (Kono Taeko, Takahashi Takako, and Kurahashi Yumiko) for their avant-grade literary challenges to dominant models of femininity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Hawaii
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834531
- ISBN
- 9780824834531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834722
- ISBN
- 9780824834722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.74
€ 30.74
Paperback. This is a detailed account of the Hmong experience in Laos and the US. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836153
- ISBN
- 9780824836153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Hardcover. This anthology brings together in a single volume mostly new translations of some of the best and most important Edo texts. This volume offers an accessible and engaging entry into the varied genres and authors of the period. The literature, generally te Editor(s): Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836290
- ISBN
- 9780824836290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.67
€ 96.67
City of Marvel and Transformation: Chang'an and Narratives of Experien...
Associate Professor Linda Rui Feng
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 290 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824841065
- ISBN
- 9780824841065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.81
€ 79.81
Paperback. Presenting seven works from the Elizabethan age including Dekker's "Lantern and Candle-light" and Rid's "Art of Juggling", this book discusses these and other Elizabethan "protonovels" and assesses their influence on writers such as Shakespeare. Illustrator(s): Lawrence, John. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- n Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870237188
- ISBN
- 9780870237188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00
€ 53.00
Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239007
- ISBN
- 9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. C.S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. This book examines Lewis's early writings, under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton, analyzing the influence of his formative poetic aspirations upon his later prose. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- Rev and Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386814
- ISBN
- 9780873386814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Series: Translation Studies. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386951
- ISBN
- 9780873386951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Hardcover. These letters to "Michal", Charles Williams's endearing name for his wife, from "Serge", a moniker by which his close friends addressed him, are more than just a collection of love letters. They throw light on the man himself, his work, and Williams in the context of his literary contemporaries. Num Pages: 324 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387125
- ISBN
- 9780873387125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.22
€ 73.22
Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control: A Study of Novels and Film...
Professor Of English David Seed
Hardcover. This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on brainwashing changed from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the US government. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388139
- ISBN
- 9780873388139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.83
€ 76.83
Paperback. A journal that studies the impact of Ray Bradbury's writings on American culture. Editor(s): Touponce, William F. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, biblio. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873389907
- ISBN
- 9780873389907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the creative workings of the Inklings. This book challenges the standard interpretation that Lewis, Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and the other Inklings had little influence on one another's work, drawing on research in composition studies and the sociology of the creative process. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873389914
- ISBN
- 9780873389914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Steinberg, Erwin R. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature S. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527118
- ISBN
- 9780873527118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.00
€ 123.00
Paperback. Lawrence's forceful language, imagery, and rhythms can make readers feel they are being attacked or challenged. These essays describe ways to encourage students to read his works more closely, accurately, and sensitively and to learn how to complicate their reading. Editor(s): Sargent, M Elizabeth; Watson, Professor Garry. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527644
- ISBN
- 9780873527644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.63
€ 53.63
Paperback. First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the story of a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527903
- ISBN
- 9780873527903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.68
€ 24.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Rivers, Christopher. Series: Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527989
- ISBN
- 9780873527989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529266
- ISBN
- 9780873529266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.91
€ 36.91
Paperback. Series: Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: CFP; DSBB; HBLC1; HPCB; HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Marquette Univ Pr
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874622614
- ISBN
- 9780874622614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. A new supplement to courses on Chinese or World literature in translation. Translator(s): Haft, Lloyd. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641239
- ISBN
- 9780892641239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26